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While most African-American soldiers drafted into the Union Army were discriminated against and confined to colored units, they still played a major role

TUPELO • As a working artist, Tupelo native Dane Moreton knows the value of a good story.

Three organizations are working on an internship program for local students interested in careers in historic preservation, with on-the-job training at the nearly 200-year-old St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.

201 4 minutes read This article is part of Liberation’s commemoration of Black History Month, 2021. During Black History Month each year we recognize leaders who have pushed the struggle forward with events, memorials and educationals. Many of those we celebrate believed in and fought for revolutionary change.  Prior to the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, the Union was losing the Civil War. But that summer, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War — the Siege of Port Hudson, in which more than 15,000 perished just north of Baton Rouge — resulted in a turning point for the No...